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Ballot drop box in Maryland
Perspective
As election concludes, patience is critical
Published Nov 3, 2020
The job of voters will soon be done, but in a high-stakes election that promises a historic turnout, the winners may not soon be known, JHU political scientist Robert Lieberman writes
A Black Lives Matter protest takes place in Charlottesville, Virginia
SNF Agora Institute
How race is shaping the 2020 election
Published Nov 2, 2020
Scholars discuss the evolution of the Black Lives Matter movement, Donald Trump's political maneuvering, and historical precedents that shaped America
U.S. Capitol
U.S. policy
More U.S. adults report wanting the government to play a larger role in society
Published Oct 30, 2020
More adults supported health, unemployment, and income-related policies in April 2020 than did in September 2019
Illustration of a Muslim woman looking at a burning train
A devastating debut novel
Published Fall 2020
Alum Megha Majumdar's debut novel tackles social status and Hindu nationalism in Kolkota / Johns Hopkins Magazine
Rep. Lauren Underwood
Lauren Underwood has hit her stride
Published Fall 2020
The first-term congresswoman made history with her 2018 election. Now, amid another historic moment, Underwood—herself a public health nurse—is certain she's the right person for the job. / Johns Hopkins Magazine
Reporter Hallie Jackson stands in front of a camera
Vignette
Truth to power, even from a basement studio
Published Fall 2020
NBC Chief White House correspondent Hallie Jackson, A&S '06, returns from maternity leave to a "new normal" / Johns Hopkins Magazine
Reporter Hallie Jackson stands in front of a camera
Vignette
Truth to power, even from a basement studio
Published Aug 17, 2020
NBC Chief White House correspondent Hallie Jackson, A&S '06, returns from maternity leave to a "new normal."
President Trump is flanked by a group of people as they walk from the White House
Politics
Veering toward a civilian-military crisis
Published June 30, 2020
SAIS panelists weigh in on strained civilian-military relations and the risk that domestic politics may damage the perception that U.S. Armed Forces are apolitical
SNF Agora Institute
Saving lives while protecting freedoms in the age of COVID-19
Published May 4, 2020
Political science scholars Yascha Mounk, Robert Lieberman, and Danielle Allen discuss the complexities of balancing public health and civil liberties in the midst of a pandemic
SNF Agora Institute virtual conversation
Discussion series
The politics of the pandemic
Published March 24, 2020
SNF Agora Institute convenes experts virtually to examine issues related to COVID-19 and its impact on democracy around the world